What are the side effects of moxibustion on licorice

Licorice is often used clinically to nourish the spleen, clear away heat and detoxify, and it can also treat cough with phlegm. However, when using licorice, you should also be alert to its possible side effects. Some people may experience allergic reactions, such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and other adverse symptoms.

1. Licorice is one of the most commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in clinical practice, and it appears quite frequently in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. Licorice has many functions such as tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing phlegm and relieving cough, and harmonizing various medicines, but the side effects of licorice cannot be ignored.

2. According to medical experts, the adverse reactions caused by licorice and its preparations mainly include:

1. Allergic reaction: mainly allergic skin reaction and anaphylactic shock;

2. Pseudoaldosteronism: Mainly manifested as general fatigue, numbness of limbs, inability to stand and walk, headache, chest tightness, increased blood pressure, edema, abdominal distension, and decreased blood potassium. Severe cases may cause flaccid paralysis, myolysis, and renal failure; even worse, serious heart rhythm disorders, dyspnea, hypokalemia, hypertension, edema, and low aldosterone;

3. Adverse reactions of the digestive system: manifested as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms;

4. Adverse reactions of the nervous and mental systems: mainly manifested as excitement, laughing for no reason, and inability to control oneself;

5. Adverse reactions of the endocrine system: mainly manifested as adverse reactions caused by lactation and glucocorticoid-like effects;

6. Others: It can also induce hepatic ascites and hepatic coma. Long-term and large-scale use can also cause special symptoms such as tachycardia, persistent hiccups, and black hairy tongue.

3. It can be seen that long-term and large-scale use of licorice and its preparations can cause a variety of adverse reactions, so we should pay attention to the following points when using licorice and its preparations:

1. Strictly follow the indications and do not abuse it. It is forbidden for patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart and kidney diseases, mental illness, etc. to avoid aggravating the condition;

2. Strictly control the dosage, determine it according to the changes in the condition and individual differences, and prohibit overdose;

3. Patients with a history of allergies should be closely observed during use. 4. When long-term use of licorice and its preparations is required, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor and monitored regularly to ensure safe and effective use.